Andrew: Lanning’s Leap: Erotica Shapeshifter Romance (Lanning's Leap Book 5) by Kathi S. Barton
Authors: Kathi S. Barton
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mom kept touching the new baby but not picking him up. He went to stand by her when she put her hands behind her back.
“Just pick him up.” She shook her head. “Well if you don’t, I’m going to. I want to feel him in my arms, and I know that you do.”
“I do but...well, it’s been a really long time, Andrew. I’m not sure of all the rules just yet.” He asked her what rules. “Oh my goodness, there are so many now days. Did you know that they don’t use powder on babies anymore? Not even when you take them out of the bath. And soap? There are special soaps that you use on babies now that I’ve never heard of. What if they have a special way of holding them now? What if I mess up?”
Misha stepped to the little cradle and picked up the baby before he could tell his mom what a crock of shit that was. He wasn’t sure, but thought that Mom had used powder on them as well as any soap that had been on the market. None of them had any kind of reaction that he knew of.
Misha held out his son to Mom. “Mom, I’d like for you to meet your second of many grandchildren. His name is Kelly James Lanning, my son.” When she seemed hesitant about taking him, Andrew gave her a little push. “You don’t want to hold him?”
“I do. I really do.” When she took him in her arms, Kelly opened his eyes and looked right at her. Andrew noticed that he had the most startling blue eyes that he’d ever seen. Even more brilliant than Misha’s. “Oh Misha, he looks so much like you did. Maybe even prettier.”
“He’s handsome, not pretty, Mom. Boys are handsome.” Mom nodded at Misha as she pulled the blue bonnet off Kelly’s head. “Hannah was surprised by how much hair he has. And Daniel too. He said that he’d never seen a newborn that might need a haircut in a couple of days.”
It was long and thick. Andrew touched his own fingers to the top of his little head and thought it was at least three to four inches long, and as curly as he’d seen Hannah’s be when she let it down. The little guy was going to be a big hit with the women when he got older, Andrew was almost afraid to see him grow up.
“I’m so glad you named him for his grandmother. The poor dear missed so much. I’ll have to do double duty now, I suppose.” Misha laughed when Andrew did at his mom’s proclamation. “When is Carole going to get here, do you know?”
“She’s on her way now. I guess there were a couple of things she wanted to finish up before coming back. The house is sold now, and she’s got the business running the way she wants again as well.” Andrew asked if she was going to stay here on a permanent basis. “Yes. Other than traveling back and forth to her company, I think she’s done with the other stuff. Not having Howard keeping her locked away, Carole has been blooming I guess. Her husband should have died a long time ago.”
Andrew couldn’t have agreed more. Kelly Little, Hannah’s mom, had been killed when Hannah had been born. Then Hannah had been kidnapped by the murderer and had spent her life being abused. After it was discovered who her grandparents were, arrangements were made for them to meet, but her grandfather, Howard, had other plans in mind when he came to see his only granddaughter. Andrew was glad that things had worked out.
He found Laci sitting with Max and Murph and wondered what sort of trouble they were up to now. When Laci looked up at him, Andrew thought that he could gladly leave all of this, find a nice dark room, and make her scream out his name over and over. He was just going to suggest that when she stood up and moved toward him. Andrew followed her when she took his hand and led him out of the room.
~~~
Martin was pissed. But he thought, for now anyway, that he was holding onto his rage pretty well. The worthless piece of shit in front of him hadn’t given him what he wanted. And Martin thought by now, everyone would know that he always got what he wanted.
“You gave it to
“Just pick him up.” She shook her head. “Well if you don’t, I’m going to. I want to feel him in my arms, and I know that you do.”
“I do but...well, it’s been a really long time, Andrew. I’m not sure of all the rules just yet.” He asked her what rules. “Oh my goodness, there are so many now days. Did you know that they don’t use powder on babies anymore? Not even when you take them out of the bath. And soap? There are special soaps that you use on babies now that I’ve never heard of. What if they have a special way of holding them now? What if I mess up?”
Misha stepped to the little cradle and picked up the baby before he could tell his mom what a crock of shit that was. He wasn’t sure, but thought that Mom had used powder on them as well as any soap that had been on the market. None of them had any kind of reaction that he knew of.
Misha held out his son to Mom. “Mom, I’d like for you to meet your second of many grandchildren. His name is Kelly James Lanning, my son.” When she seemed hesitant about taking him, Andrew gave her a little push. “You don’t want to hold him?”
“I do. I really do.” When she took him in her arms, Kelly opened his eyes and looked right at her. Andrew noticed that he had the most startling blue eyes that he’d ever seen. Even more brilliant than Misha’s. “Oh Misha, he looks so much like you did. Maybe even prettier.”
“He’s handsome, not pretty, Mom. Boys are handsome.” Mom nodded at Misha as she pulled the blue bonnet off Kelly’s head. “Hannah was surprised by how much hair he has. And Daniel too. He said that he’d never seen a newborn that might need a haircut in a couple of days.”
It was long and thick. Andrew touched his own fingers to the top of his little head and thought it was at least three to four inches long, and as curly as he’d seen Hannah’s be when she let it down. The little guy was going to be a big hit with the women when he got older, Andrew was almost afraid to see him grow up.
“I’m so glad you named him for his grandmother. The poor dear missed so much. I’ll have to do double duty now, I suppose.” Misha laughed when Andrew did at his mom’s proclamation. “When is Carole going to get here, do you know?”
“She’s on her way now. I guess there were a couple of things she wanted to finish up before coming back. The house is sold now, and she’s got the business running the way she wants again as well.” Andrew asked if she was going to stay here on a permanent basis. “Yes. Other than traveling back and forth to her company, I think she’s done with the other stuff. Not having Howard keeping her locked away, Carole has been blooming I guess. Her husband should have died a long time ago.”
Andrew couldn’t have agreed more. Kelly Little, Hannah’s mom, had been killed when Hannah had been born. Then Hannah had been kidnapped by the murderer and had spent her life being abused. After it was discovered who her grandparents were, arrangements were made for them to meet, but her grandfather, Howard, had other plans in mind when he came to see his only granddaughter. Andrew was glad that things had worked out.
He found Laci sitting with Max and Murph and wondered what sort of trouble they were up to now. When Laci looked up at him, Andrew thought that he could gladly leave all of this, find a nice dark room, and make her scream out his name over and over. He was just going to suggest that when she stood up and moved toward him. Andrew followed her when she took his hand and led him out of the room.
~~~
Martin was pissed. But he thought, for now anyway, that he was holding onto his rage pretty well. The worthless piece of shit in front of him hadn’t given him what he wanted. And Martin thought by now, everyone would know that he always got what he wanted.
“You gave it to
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